Sten Sture the elder - Definition

Sten Sture, den äldre

Regency	1470-1497, and 1501- December 14, 1503.
Family	Sture
Consort	Ingeborg Tott
Predecessor	Charles VIII
Interregnum	John II
Successor	Svante Sture
Date of Birth	1440
Date of Death	December 14, 1503
Place of Burial	Katarina Church, Stockholm

Sten Sture the Elder (Sten Sture den ldre; 1440–1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union (1470–1497 and 1501–1503.

At the Battle of Brunkeberg in 1471, he triumphed against Swedish and Danish forces in the support of Christian I. This outcome elevated Sture to the position of a national savior. The sculpture St. George and the Dragon in Riddarholmskyrkan was raised to commemorate the battle.

He was born around 1440, as the son of Gustav Anundsson of the Sture family and Birgitta Stensdotter Bielke, half sister of Charles VIII. Sten Sture married Ingeborg Tott in 1476, and died in 1503.